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Unaccompanied Minors

We know that letting your child fly alone can be worrisome, for both
parent and traveller. That’s why we’ve developed our Unaccompanied
Minors service for children travelling with Bhutan Airlines. We will do
our best to ensure your child will enjoy a smooth and stress-free
journey from start to finish with our friendly, helpful staff.

Unaccompanied Minors are
children above 5 and under 12 years of age travelling alone, and are
entitled to Unaccompanied Minors service, as long as they are travelling
on a full adult fare ticket.

Please note that children under 5 are not accepted for the Unaccompanied Minors service.

For
the purposes of fares, any passenger aged 12 or over is considered an
adult. However, passengers between the ages of 12 and 17 are not
eligible to accompany Unaccompanied Minors in the absence of a passenger
who is 18 years or older. In such cases, both passengers would be
considered Unaccompanied Minors and the adult fare would be applicable
for both.

Young Passengers are children from 12
years of age up to, but not including, their 16th birthday. Young
Passengers are entitled to Unaccompanied Minors service if specifically
requested by the parent or guardian.

At
the time of booking, just let us know what kind of seat and meal your
child prefers and we will be pleased to make the arrangements. We’ll
even prepare a cake if your child is travelling on his or her birthday.

For
children travelling alone, we provide separate check-in facilities on
departure, with dedicated Bhutan Airlines staff to accompany them to the
aircraft. Parents or guardians must present the child for check-in at
least two hours prior departure.

Unaccompanied Minors and Young
Passengers are always boarded before other passengers, so that the cabin
crew can seat them and stow their hand baggage.

Upon special request, we’ll be happy to take Polaroid photographs of your child on board the aircraft, as time permits.

On
arrival, an Bhutan Airlines employee will meet all unaccompanied
children at the aircraft door and help them through formalities before
handing them over to their designated guardian.

To avoid any
inconvenience to your child, if there is another airline included in the
itinerary, we recommend that the connecting time at transfer points not
be more than four hours.

We cannot accept Unaccompanied Minors
and Young Passengers for journeys with transfer connections involving
either an overnight stay at a transfer point or a transfer between two
airports at the connecting point, unless the parent or guardian has
arranged for the child to be met and cared for at the transfer point
(and these arrangements are confirmed by the local Bhutan Airlines
office) or if the minor is travelling with an adult escort.

Please
note: the Bhutan Airlines unaccompanied minor service is not available
in conjunction with a 'child' discounted ticket; a full adult fare must
be purchased. Please contact Bhutan Airlines to book an unaccompanied
minor, currently this cannot be completed online.

Children with
special needs or requiring special attention may travel with us if
accompanied by a fare-paying passenger who is eighteen years of age or
older.

For safety and security reasons Bhutan Airlines has the
right to refuse travel if the applicable form (Declaration of Indemnity)
is not fully completed, signed and submitted by the parent or guardian
of the unaccompanied minor or young passenger as the case may be.

The parent / guardian collecting the unaccompanied minor at the airport must provide proof of identification.

Minors
up to and including the age of 14, who are Italian nationals travelling
unaccompanied or with someone other than their parent or legal guardian
(as identified in their passport), are subject to special requirements
when travelling outside Italy.

They are required to carry with
them authorisation from the local police, or if their parents reside
abroad, from an embassy or consulate.